cram

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”).

1. The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).

   “But Billy Bunter was only the first in the field. As the news spread, there was a crowd, not to call it a cram, in No. 7 Study: […]”

2. Information hastily memorized.

   “a cram from an examination”

3. A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
4. A lie; a falsehood.

   “It is awful, an old un like that telling such crams as she do.”

   “Shut up, and don't tell crams.”

5. A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
6. A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.

   “Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.”

   “Pen pals also make and pass around friendship books, slams and crams. In recent years, pen pal correspondence with prison inmates has gained acceptance on the Internet.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”).

1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

   “to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people”

   “But you still need to check in with the Arch Linux community now and then to make sure that none of their crazy shit is going to be crammed down your throat the next update.”

2. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

   “The boy crammed himself with cake”

3. To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

   “A pupil is crammed by his tutor.”

4. To study hard; to swot.
5. To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
6. To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.
7. To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.